@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Nazareth - Hot Tracks Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1976, Rock, Hard Rock, Dunfermline, Scotland 7/26 Matrix #: SP 4643 Condition: VG, sounds good, lots of marks (CC) | Members: Dan M (46' - 22'), Manny C (41' - 22'), Pete A (46' - ), Darrell S (47' - 99') Cultural Facts:
Release History: Hot Tracks compiled material from Nazareth’s early-to-mid-1970s albums as the Scottish band’s American audience grew following the success of Hair of the Dog.
Notable Track: Nazareth transformed “Love Hurts,” previously recorded by the Everly Brothers and Roy Orbison, into a slow, dramatic hard-rock ballad led by Dan McCafferty’s raspy vocal.
Production Style: Much of the band’s defining 1970s sound was shaped with producer Roger Glover of Deep Purple, who emphasized heavy guitars without losing Nazareth’s blues and folk influences.
